The Benjamin Logan Environmental Science Club recently took a field trip to a farm located along the Mad River, hosted by Bob and Lois Stoll, with a theme of study, “Back in time and fast forward to current agriculture.”
The group started out in the “Timber Frame” barn built pre-Civil War and discussion focused on what farms looked like in the mid- 1800’s. Beams in the barn were more than 30 feet long from massive trees found during that time.
Then the group moved to the machine shed on the property, where a rain simulator was set up. The simulator displayed erosion on bare soil vs. clean water from plant-covered soil. In addition, hard surfaces with contaminants like as oil and antifreeze demonstrated how they move off that surface to our water courses.
The group enjoyed a wagon ride across Mad River and learned why riparian zones of trees and vegetation are so important to the Mad River and how regenerative farming practices improve soil and produce more nutrient dense foods for animals and people.
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